Posts tagged "why is big data important?"

Big data analytics is rightly lauded for the many new opportunities that it offers. But it will be inevitable that some people will be harmed.

There are numerous examples of algorithms doing harm. So has data science reached the point at which an ethical pledge is deemed necessary?

Big tech is already being used abroad to monitor citizens, tailor propaganda and enhance the power of repressive regimes.

The RailSmart Platform integrates numerous sets of data to work out how the city of Perth functions and how people move around.

Big data — combined with artificial intelligence and facial recognition software — has the capacity to intrude on people’s lives in unprecedented ways.

When used ethically, big data can help solve some of society’s most difficult social and environmental problems. So here are five projects doing just that.